Veerle Baetens

{{Infobox person

| name = Veerle Baetens

| image = Veerle Baetens (2021).jpg

| caption = Baetens at the Film Fest Ghent in 2021

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1978|1|24}}

| birth_place = Brasschaat, Antwerp, Belgium

| nationality = Belgian

| education =

| occupation = Actress, singer

| years_active = 1998–present

}}

Veerle Baetens (born 24 January 1978) is a Belgian actress and singer probably best known for her role as Elise/Alabama in The Broken Circle Breakdown and as lead detective Hannah Maes in the crime drama Code 37. She has also starred in numerous Flemish movies.{{cite web|author=Geplaatst door Belgische Madammen en Babes |url=http://belgischemadammen.blogspot.com/2009/11/veerle-baetens-de-laatste-show.html |title=Belgische Madammen en Babes: Veerle Baetens 'De Laatste Show' |publisher=Belgischemadammen.blogspot.com |date=2009-11-18 | language=nl |access-date=2013-11-30}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0046424/|title=Veerle Baetens|publisher=IMDb}}

Early life

Baetens was born in Brasschaat, Belgium. She had a musical education at the Hoger Instituut voor Dramatische Kunsten in Brussels.

Career

In 2005, she won the "John Kraaijkamp Musical Award", in the category of 'Leading Actress in a musical', for the title role in the Dutch musical adaptation of Pippi Longstocking.{{cite web|url=http://baetensveerle.webs.com/musicalstheaters.htm |title=Musicals & Theaters – Veerle Baetens |publisher=Baetensveerle.webs.com |language=nl |access-date=2013-11-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203021441/http://baetensveerle.webs.com/musicalstheaters.htm |archive-date=3 December 2013 }}{{cite news| url=http://www.standaard.be/artikel/detail.aspx?artikelid=G6LDH9C0| title=Veerle Baetens is Pippi Langkous | language =nl |date=23 March 2005| author=hans-maarten| work=De Standaard}}

In 2008, she won the Flemish TV-star Award (Flemish equivalent of the Emmy Award) for Best Actress and Most Popular TV Personality, both for the title role in Sara.{{cite web|url=http://www.mediabom.tv/magazine/veerle_baetens_naakt_in_code_37/ | title=Veerle Baetens naakt in Code 37 | publisher=Mediabom.tv | language=nl | access-date=2013-11-30}}

In 2012, she released an album with her band "Dallas", called Take it all.

In 2013, she won the "best actress" category at the European Film Awards for her role in The Broken Circle Breakdown.{{cite web|url=http://www.europeanfilmawards.eu/en_EN/efanight/winners |title=Winners 2013 |work=European Film Awards |publisher=European Film Academy |access-date=9 December 2013}}

In 2013 she portrayed Margaret of Anjou in the Starz miniseries The White Queen, based on the novel of the same name by Philippa Gregory.{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2372220/fullcredits|title=The White Queen (TV Mini-Series 2013) – IMDb|publisher=IMDb}}

In 2023 she made her directorial debut with the film When it Melts.

Filmography

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! Director ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
rowspan=1\|2000 \| Misstoestanden \| Fanny Kiekeboe \| Renaat Coppens \|
rowspan=2\|2002 \| Alias \| Girl at car rental \| Jan Verheyen \|
Up \| The woman \| Jeroen Dumoulein & Dirk Verheye \| Short
rowspan=1\|2003–04 \| Wittekerke \| Els 'Rachel Cohen' Jacobs \| Several \| TV series (20 episodes)
rowspan=7\|2004 \| The Kiss \| Rita \| Hilde Van Mieghem \|
De zusjes Kriegel \| Anne \| Dirk Beliën \|
Romance \| Chantal \| Douglas Boswell \| Short
Costa! \| Veerle \| Robin Pera \| TV series (1 episode)
Rupel \| Kathy Bergmans \| Renaat Coppens (2) \| TV series (1 episode)
Sprookjes \| \| Rudi Van Den Bossche \| TV series (1 episode)
Flikken \| Annick Lafaille \| Toon Slembrouck & Dirk Corthout \| TV series (4 episodes)
rowspan=2\|2005 \| Verlengd weekend \| Lisa \| Hans Herbots \|
Litteken \| The woman \| Bert Temmerman \| Short
rowspan=2\|2006 \| Love Belongs to Everyone \| Barbara \| Hilde Van Mieghem (2) \|
Stormforce \| Alex Breynaert \| Hans Herbots (2) \|
rowspan=1\|2007–08 \| Sara \| Sara De Roose \| Several \| TV series (164 episodes)
rowspan=3\|2008 \| Loft \| Ann Marai \| Erik Van Looy \|
Lang Zullen Ze Leven \| Irna \| Hans Claes \| Short
Samaritan \| The nurse \| Douglas Boswell (2) \| Short
rowspan=1\|2009 \| The Over the Hill Band \| The nurse \| Geoffrey Enthoven \|
rowspan=1\|2009–12 \| Code 37 \| Hannah Maes \| Several \| TV series (39 episodes)
rowspan=2\|2010 \| Zot van A. \| Anna Reynders \| Jan Verheyen (2) \|
Yellow \| The woman \| Stijn Guillaume \| Short
rowspan=2\|2011 \| Come as You Are \| The nurse \| Geoffrey Enthoven (2) \|
Code 37 \| Hannah Maes \| Jakob Verbruggen \|
rowspan=1\|2012 \| The Broken Circle Breakdown \| Elise Vandevelde/Alabama \| Felix Van Groeningen \| European Film Award for Best Actress Tribeca Film Festival Award for Best Actress Film Club's The Lost Weekend – Best Actress Film Festival Oostende – Best Actress
rowspan=2\|2013 \| The Verdict \| Meester Teugels \| Jan Verheyen (3) \|
The White Queen \| Margaret of Anjou \| Jamie Payne \| TV Mini-Series (Episodes 4 and 5)
rowspan=2\|2014 \| Halfway \| Natalie \| Geoffrey Enthoven (3) \|
Cordon \| Katja \| Tim Mielants \| TV series (10 episodes)
rowspan=3\|2015 \| The Ardennes \| Sylvie \| Robin Pront \|
Un début prometteur \| Mathilde Carmain \| Emma Luchini \|
The Team \| Alicia Verbeeck \| Kasper Gaardsøe & Kathrine Windfeld \| TV series (8 episodes)
rowspan=2\|2016 \| News from Planet Mars \| Chloé \| Dominik Moll \|
Au-delà des murs \| Lisa \| Hervé Hadmar \| TV Mini-Series
rowspan=1\|2017 \| Tabula Rasa \| [Anne]"Mie" D'Haeze \| Kaat Beels & Jonas Govaerts \| TV series (9 episodes) Also writer
rowspan=2\|2018 \| Mothers' Instinct \| Alice Brunelle \| Olivier Masset-Depasse \| Magritte Award for Best Actress
A Sister (Une sœur) \| operator \| Delphine Girard \| Nominated for an Oscar for best short movie
rowspan=1\|2019 \| Cheyenne et Lola \| Cheyenne \| Eshref Reybrouck \| TV series (8 episodes) Nominated - ACS Award for Best Actress
rowspan=1\|2020 \| Zuur \| Kim \| Robin Pront \| Short
rowspan=2\| 2023 \| Through the Night (Quitter la nuit) \| Anna \| Delphine Girard \| Nominated—Magritte Award for Best Actress
When It Melts (Het smelt) \| \| Herself \| Magritte Award for Best Flemish Film Nominated—Ensor Award for Best Film Nominated—Ensor Award for Best Director Nominated—Ensor Award for Best Screenplay

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! Director

! class="unsortable" | Notes

rowspan=1|2000

| Misstoestanden

| Fanny Kiekeboe

| Renaat Coppens

rowspan=2|2002

| Alias

| Girl at car rental

| Jan Verheyen

| The woman

| Jeroen Dumoulein & Dirk Verheye

| Short

rowspan=1|2003–04

| Wittekerke

| Els 'Rachel Cohen' Jacobs

| Several

| TV series (20 episodes)

rowspan=7|2004

| The Kiss

| Rita

| Hilde Van Mieghem

De zusjes Kriegel

| Anne

| Dirk Beliën

Romance

| Chantal

| Douglas Boswell

| Short

Costa!

| Veerle

| Robin Pera

| TV series (1 episode)

Rupel

| Kathy Bergmans

| Renaat Coppens (2)

| TV series (1 episode)

Sprookjes

| Rudi Van Den Bossche

| TV series (1 episode)

Flikken

| Annick Lafaille

| Toon Slembrouck & Dirk Corthout

| TV series (4 episodes)

rowspan=2|2005

| Verlengd weekend

| Lisa

| Hans Herbots

Litteken

| The woman

| Bert Temmerman

| Short

rowspan=2|2006

| Love Belongs to Everyone

| Barbara

| Hilde Van Mieghem (2)

Stormforce

| Alex Breynaert

| Hans Herbots (2)

rowspan=1|2007–08

| Sara

| Sara De Roose

| Several

| TV series (164 episodes)

rowspan=3|2008

| Loft

| Ann Marai

| Erik Van Looy

Lang Zullen Ze Leven

| Irna

| Hans Claes

| Short

Samaritan

| The nurse

| Douglas Boswell (2)

| Short

rowspan=1|2009

| The Over the Hill Band

| The nurse

| Geoffrey Enthoven

rowspan=1|2009–12

| Code 37

| Hannah Maes

| Several

| TV series (39 episodes)

rowspan=2|2010

| Zot van A.

| Anna Reynders

| Jan Verheyen (2)

Yellow

| The woman

| Stijn Guillaume

| Short

rowspan=2|2011

| Come as You Are

| The nurse

| Geoffrey Enthoven (2)

Code 37

| Hannah Maes

| Jakob Verbruggen

rowspan=1|2012

| The Broken Circle Breakdown

| Elise Vandevelde/Alabama

| Felix Van Groeningen

| European Film Award for Best Actress
Tribeca Film Festival Award for Best Actress
Film Club's The Lost Weekend – Best Actress
Film Festival Oostende – Best Actress

rowspan=2|2013

| The Verdict

| Meester Teugels

| Jan Verheyen (3)

The White Queen

| Margaret of Anjou

| Jamie Payne

| TV Mini-Series (Episodes 4 and 5)

rowspan=2|2014

| Halfway

| Natalie

| Geoffrey Enthoven (3)

Cordon

| Katja

| Tim Mielants

| TV series (10 episodes)

rowspan=3|2015

| The Ardennes

| Sylvie

| Robin Pront

Un début prometteur

| Mathilde Carmain

| Emma Luchini

The Team

| Alicia Verbeeck

| Kasper Gaardsøe & Kathrine Windfeld

| TV series (8 episodes)

rowspan=2|2016

| News from Planet Mars

| Chloé

| Dominik Moll

Au-delà des murs

| Lisa

| Hervé Hadmar

| TV Mini-Series

rowspan=1|2017

| Tabula Rasa

| [Anne]"Mie" D'Haeze

| Kaat Beels & Jonas Govaerts

| TV series (9 episodes)
Also writer

rowspan=2|2018

| Mothers' Instinct

| Alice Brunelle

| Olivier Masset-Depasse

| Magritte Award for Best Actress

A Sister (Une sœur)

| operator

| Delphine Girard

| Nominated for an Oscar for best short movie

rowspan=1|2019

| Cheyenne et Lola

| Cheyenne

| Eshref Reybrouck

| TV series (8 episodes)
Nominated - ACS Award for Best Actress

rowspan=1|2020

| Zuur

| Kim

| Robin Pront

| Short

rowspan=2| 2023

| Through the Night (Quitter la nuit)

| Anna

| Delphine Girard

| Nominated—Magritte Award for Best Actress

When It Melts (Het smelt)

| Herself

| Magritte Award for Best Flemish Film
Nominated—Ensor Award for Best Film
Nominated—Ensor Award for Best Director
Nominated—Ensor Award for Best Screenplay

Musicals

Cabaret (1998)
Where were you when... (1999)
Nonsens (1999)
Chicago (2000)
Holiday Love Show (2003)
Pippi Langkous (2005) – Pippi Langkous

Awards as film actress

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Award ! Category ! Film ! Result
2013 \|European Film Awards{{cite web\|title='The Broken Circle Breakdown' Leads European Film Awards Nominations\|url=https://deadline.com/2013/11/the-broken-circle-breakdown-leads-european-film-awards-nominations-631635/\|website=Deadline Hollywood\|publisher=PMC\|access-date=3 December 2013\|date=9 November 2013}} \|European Actress \|The Broken Circle Breakdown \|{{Won}}
2013	Tribeca Film Festival \|Best Actress in a Narrative Feature Film \|The Broken Circle Breakdown \|{{won}}
2016 \|Magritte Awards{{cite news\|last1=Moury \|first1=Gaëlle \|last2=Bradfer \|first2=Fabienne \|title=Jaco Van Dormael et la Flandre se distinguent aux Magritte du cinéma \|url=http://www.lesoir.be/1113141/article/culture/cinema/2016-02-05/jaco-van-dormael-et-flandre-se-distinguent-aux-magritte-du-cinema \|access-date=7 February 2016 \|work=Le Soir \|date=7 February 2016 \|language=fr \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160208083608/http://www.lesoir.be/1113141/article/culture/cinema/2016-02-05/jaco-van-dormael-et-flandre-se-distinguent-aux-magritte-du-cinema \|archive-date=8 February 2016 }} \|Best Actress \|Un début prometteur \|{{won}}

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Award

! Category

! Film

! Result

2013

|European Film Awards{{cite web|title='The Broken Circle Breakdown' Leads European Film Awards Nominations|url=https://deadline.com/2013/11/the-broken-circle-breakdown-leads-european-film-awards-nominations-631635/|website=Deadline Hollywood|publisher=PMC|access-date=3 December 2013|date=9 November 2013}}

|European Actress

|The Broken Circle Breakdown

|{{Won}}

2013

Tribeca Film Festival

|Best Actress in a Narrative Feature Film

|The Broken Circle Breakdown

|{{won}}

2016

|Magritte Awards{{cite news|last1=Moury |first1=Gaëlle |last2=Bradfer |first2=Fabienne |title=Jaco Van Dormael et la Flandre se distinguent aux Magritte du cinéma |url=http://www.lesoir.be/1113141/article/culture/cinema/2016-02-05/jaco-van-dormael-et-flandre-se-distinguent-aux-magritte-du-cinema |access-date=7 February 2016 |work=Le Soir |date=7 February 2016 |language=fr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160208083608/http://www.lesoir.be/1113141/article/culture/cinema/2016-02-05/jaco-van-dormael-et-flandre-se-distinguent-aux-magritte-du-cinema |archive-date=8 February 2016 }}

|Best Actress

|Un début prometteur

|{{won}}

References

External links

{{IMDb name|46424}}
{{Official website|http://www.veerlebaetens.com/ }}

Category:1978 births

Category:Living people

Category:21st-century Belgian actresses

Category:21st-century Flemish actresses

Category:European Film Award for Best Actress winners

Category:Flemish film actresses

Category:Flemish musical theatre actresses

Category:Flemish television actresses

Category:Magritte Award winners

Category:People from Brasschaat

Category:Musicians from Antwerp Province